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New runabout
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 1:13 pm
by Holly
Well, new home, new car, maybe new job ... seems like I've got a whole new life!
Helping to prove you don't have to spend more than £1500 on a car there's this, for the princely sum of £800. 1.6 16v SOHC Honda D16A6 engine, 7K redline with enough torque to pull up a 1/6 gradient in 5th at 1000rpm. Its nippy and on the drive to work I'm burning next to no fuel
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 1:15 pm
by TyreFryer
Result James!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 2:15 pm
by Anonymous
Tom Cat
Good Luck with the new life
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 2:29 pm
by Dave999
good plan
may as well get all the turmoil over and done with in a oner
we moved house 1 weekend got married the next had christams the next and went on honeymoon on boxing day
never again (well maybe the honeymoon)
dave
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 3:48 pm
by Holly
In case you're wondering, moving house and swapping car insurance at the same time ain't such a brilliant idea
But yes, its mostly working to have cleared the decks all in one go ... I'm also clearing a lot of my stuff out (will be putting some Yank stuff up for sale here soon!).
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 4:49 pm
by Dave-R
Bargin price for what looks like a solid car though.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 5:52 pm
by Ivor
Wahey! Done a similar thing with my Rav 4...great for picking up parts, doesn't matter if it gets a few scrapes and does loads to the gallon!
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 6:21 pm
by Pete
Good Luck James, you above most people deserve a break now and again.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 6:53 pm
by Anonymous
looks like a good 'un. a smart and economical car for the money.
Always best to do it in one go - I changed careers and moved house to a renovation project last year. Got it all out of the way.......
Good luck to you James,
Nick
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 7:57 pm
by Rich
T tops/7 spokes and the 2 litre bonet bulge too.
Top banana James..Was driving a similar Civic today and you can miss out 1 or 2 gears wherever you like and still not strain the motor. 1st to 4th/3rd to 5th etc no probs.....
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 07 9:38 pm
by Anonymous
Nice one
James I have been told thier rather quick !
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 07 8:22 am
by Holly
It's nippy, the twin-cam version of the same engine is q good bit quicker. It'll probably run somewhere in the 16s (more than enough for a daily
) ... I'll give it a bash at York in due course
There's a couple of bits to sort out, but they're trivial. Anywho, certainly feels like I'm on track life-wise now, the future's bright
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 07 6:55 pm
by Anonymous
nice one james looks a cracker
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 07 7:45 pm
by TYREMAN
James K wrote:It's nippy, the twin-cam version of the same engine is q good bit quicker. It'll probably run somewhere in the 16s (more than enough for a daily
) ... I'll give it a bash at York in due course
There's a couple of bits to sort out, but they're trivial. Anywho, certainly feels like I'm on track life-wise now, the future's bright
Glad things are working out for you James
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 07 8:01 pm
by Holly
Cheers Tony ... I know you know how it is ... ummm ... yeah, thats right